By Bruce Weber Luis Tiant, a Cuban-born right-hander who was one of baseball’s most entertaining and charismatic pitchers, and whose...

By Jayson Stark / The Athletic An October classic was unfolding around them. Maybe you were wondering: What is it like to play in a game...

By Ken Belson For most of sports history, there was no recourse when a referee made a bad call. Fans could boo and players could...

By Andy McCullough In his first season as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani has established himself as the center of the...

By Richard Goldstein Ozzie Virgil Sr., who became the first Dominican native in major league baseball when he played third base for the...

By Jack Nicas The Athletics want their next home to be a $1.5 billion dome on the Las Vegas Strip built from five interlocking arches...

By Bruce Weber Pete Rose, one of baseball’s greatest players and most confounding characters, who earned glory as the game’s hit king and...

By Harvey Araton Dikembe Mutombo, who arrived at Georgetown University as an international student with aspirations of being a doctor but...